Quick LA Eco-Village video introduction

Here is a nice quick video that features Lois Arkin doing a great job in front of the camera. Looks like we are on the news.

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Healing an Inner-City Neighborhood by Lois Arkin

Our dear Lois wrote this article in 1996, and although it is currently hosted at the “Fellowship for Intentional Community” website i decided to put it here as part of our hErstorical records.

Eco-Village is a state of mind. You think; you play around; you talk about and work on all these interactive systems; then other people join with you. And soon, it just jumps out at you — you start thinking in Eco-Village systems about everything.

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Diane Meyer Photo Show – Featuring Lots of Eco-Villagers

Eco-Villager Melba Thorn at the Wilshire/Vermont Metro Red Line Station. All photos: Diane Meyer

Diane Meyer’s photography show Without a Car in the World: 100 Car-less Angelinos Tell Stories of Living in Los Angeles runs October 17th through December 11th. It’s at the 18th Street Art Center, which is located at 1639 18th Street, in Santa Monica. The opening reception is this Saturday October 17th from 7pm to 10pm.

Diane Meyer photographed 100 L.A. people none of whom own a car. These include various LAEV residents: Esfandiar, Lois, Melba, Ron, and me. Melba is featured prominently on the invitation above. There’s a longer write-up on the show at L.A. StreetsBlog here. Come down to the opening this Saturday night.

Lois Arkin in the LAEV bike room. The door to the right of her is the kitchen where the Bicycle Kitchen got its start.

Ron Milam in the LAEV courtyard

Esfandiar Abbasi in front of the LAEV chicken coop.

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